Write a research report outlining the public library’s poetry month promotion and reading plan.
Develop a project plan to promote reading and literacy within your library community.
You must tie your Reading Promotion Plan to a well-established national literacy event (Poetry Month).
You will include activities that engage all reading stakeholders in the public library community. Therefore, it cannot be just for one age group. For a public library, while the focus can be on children/young adults, it must be open to all parents/children and other citizens associated with your public library. Aim for 5 or more programs.
You should display your skill and leadership. You need to plan for input from, and collaborative activities with, community members and other reading professionals.
You must integrate technology tools to promote reading. For example – reading materials in other formats (audio, Wonder Books, PebbleGo…), technology tools that support reading skills Examples: Google Translate, Rewordify https://rewordify.com/, Snap&Read Universal https://snapandread.com/ , Assistive Technology List from Reading Rockets. SERC (The State Education Resource Center) of CT State Library offers information and materials to borrow https://ctserc.libguides.com/AT . You can also add technology tools or applications to your activities: iPads, Zoom, Padlet, Bookbildr, Pixton etc.
You will submit a written overview/plan that includes all of the items listed in the chart below. Include a page or heading for each item. Think of this as a plan you might present to a library Friends Group, PTA, school administrator, or other interested stakeholders. You need to include samples, budgets, mockups, a plan for evaluation, and more. (You will be creating mockups of flyers/social media posts/advertisements, etc. You will need to determine what things will cost money, determine how many of each thing you will need, and create a document indicating how much your plan will cost.)
What are the goals of your project? Goal number ONE – Promote Reading for Children and/or YA, and then add some additional goals. For example: Increase awareness of library, motivate reading for personal pleasure, expand vocabulary, improve test scores, build empathy, expand recreational activities, develop knowledge, build understanding etc. The Search Institute also provides suggestions of 40 Developmental Goals that may be of interest. The Internal Assets section can give you some ideas. See attached.
You must include a way to assess the success of your plan – did you achieve your goals? Think carefully about this. A survey of participants is possible, how will you plan to gather substantial number of responses? What type of statistics can you gather from your library that would illustrate success (circulation, attendance, test scores …)? Are there other ways to determine success?
There are many resources available online; you do not have to reinvent everything and are welcome to creatively adapt existing resources, templates, and ideas to fit your particular situation. (Be sure to cite sources in your write up!)
Please refer to this Assignment information (and the scoring chart included below) to ensure that you have met every requirement on the rubric. It’s very important that you review the Assignment very carefully and plan accordingly. This assignment isn’t difficult, per se, but it is time consuming if it is to be done well.
You can review this example Reading Promotion Plan to get a sense of the various sections you should include, but your Plan should be unique and different based on your interests.
DUE DATE: Assignment Three Part B: Final Project Plan. DRAFT of project due for formative feedback: March 5. Final Project due March 26. This is a time-consuming activity so please ensure that you’re devising a timetable and working on it each week.
Requirements
Points Possible
Introductory paragraph describing rationale for program (cite research/resources to support). What is the background to the event? How does it support reading promotion?
5/5
Goals of the Event (i.e. motivate students to read)
5/5
Intended Outcomes what do you hope to see when goals are met? You can measure intended outcomes. How will you evaluate this event? (how will you assess success? survey? collect data?) (i.e. increase circulation of YA materials)
10/10
Detailed descriiption of activities and a schedule for the event. Identify speakers or authors specifically (for this project money is no object).
10/10
Integration of technology (consider all formats and platforms ‐‐ collaborative, mobile, etc. and apps and websites for programming etc.) Include samples/mockups as appropriate.
15/15
Sample materials : any handouts, surveys, programming materials or pictures. (this could possibly include your video book talk as one material) Link or attach.
25/25
One or more community partners, or other specialist within the school you will work with on the event. (libraries: school supports public, public supports school)
5/5
A budget (Excel)
10/10
A marketing plan to promote involvement (how will you publicize?) Include a sample flyer and a IG or FB social media post. Canva provides free templates.
Identify when and where you will publicize. Can your community partners assist you here in any way?
In house methods you can use – display, newsletter, announcement etc.
(Although NOT required you may include video links if you wish to screencasts of IG stories or tiktoks IF using them)
10/10
Reference List — APA Format
5/5
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